Onley
Built-up area in West Northamptonshire, England
| Coordinates: | 52.326, -1.246 |
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| OS grid ref: | SP 51 69 |
| Dialling code: | 01788 (Rugby) |
Onley is a small settlement in West Northamptonshire, England, lying close to the county boundary with Warwickshire and not far from the towns of Daventry and Rugby and the village of Barby. It sits amid gently rolling, agricultural countryside typical of central England; the place-name ending “-ley” suggests an Old English origin meaning a clearing or meadow, reflecting its rural roots.
The most prominent local feature in recent decades has been the prison site at Onley, which is an important local employer, but otherwise the locale is characterised by farms, country lanes and a small residential community that largely looks to nearby villages and towns for services and shops. Its quiet rural character, public footpaths and proximity to larger employment centres make it a typical small Northamptonshire hamlet with both historic agricultural ties and modern commuting links.
Postcode districts covering Onley
Most populated places nearby
- Leicester 21.5 miles34.6 km
- Coventry 12.3 miles19.7 km
- Northampton 16.7 miles26.9 km
- Solihull 24.5 miles39.4 km
- Royal Leamington Spa 12.4 miles19.9 km
- Nuneaton 17.1 miles27.5 km
- Rugby 3.7 miles6 km
- Kettering 23.2 miles37.4 km
- Kettering Town 23.1 miles37.2 km
- Wellingborough 23 miles37 km
- Banbury 18.6 miles30 km
- Hinckley 15.6 miles25.2 km
Neighbouring places
- Willoughby Built-up area 1.6 miles2.5 km
- Barby Built-up area 1.8 miles2.9 km
- Dunchurch Built-up area 2 miles3.3 km
- Rokeby and Overslade Ward 2.5 miles4.1 km
- Paddox Ward 2.6 miles4.2 km
- Bilton Ward 2.8 miles4.4 km
- Grandborough Parish 2.8 miles4.5 km
- Braunston and Crick Ward 2.8 miles4.6 km
- Eastlands Ward 2.9 miles4.6 km
- Braunston Built-up area 2.9 miles4.7 km
- Kilsby Built-up area 2.9 miles4.7 km
- Thurlaston Built-up area 3 miles4.8 km
Example postcodes in Onley
Transport links
- Birmingham International Airport 23 miles36.9 km
- East Midlands Airport 35.1 miles56.5 km
- Rugby Railway Station 3.7 miles5.9 km
- Long Buckby Railway Station 7.1 miles11.4 km
Hotels near Onley Ad
- The Dun Cow by Innkeeper's Collection 4 2 miles3.2 km
- The Hillmorton Manor Hotel 3 2.5 miles4.1 km
- The Rugby Hotel 3 3.2 miles5.2 km
- Draycote Hotel 3.6 miles5.9 km
- Mercure Daventry Court Hotel 4 4.8 miles7.7 km
- Golden Lion Hotel 3 6.7 miles10.8 km
- Fawsley Hall 4 8.7 miles14 km
- Staverton Park Hotel & Golf Club 3 5.7 miles9.2 km
- Holiday Inn Rugby/ Northampton M1, Jct 18 4 4.5 miles7.2 km
- The Greyhound Coaching Inn 3 9.2 miles14.8 km
Local points of interest
- Catesby Priory Historic site 6.5 miles10.4 km
- Blackdown Manor Estate 11.4 miles18.4 km
- Blackdown Hill Estate 12.2 miles19.6 km
- Stoneleigh Abbey Historic site 12.2 miles19.7 km
- Herbert Art Gallery and Museum Museum 12.4 miles19.9 km
- Coventry Transport Museum Museum 12.6 miles20.2 km
- Belgrade Theatre Theatre 12.6 miles20.3 km
- Ricoh Arena Stadium 13.6 miles21.9 km
- University of Warwick University 13.9 miles22.3 km
- St Johns Museum 14.4 miles23.2 km
- Ashorne Hill Estate 14.6 miles23.5 km
- Sixfields Stadium, Northampton Town Stadium 14.6 miles23.5 km